Jennifer Hudson Honors Oprah At The Kennedy Center

Jennifer Hudson recently hit the stage at the 33rd annual Kennedy Center Honors to perform a tribute to Oprah Winfrey. Alongside the Tennessee State University choice, the rising diva delivered a rendition of ‘I’m Here’ from the iconic play ‘The Color Purple’. Check out her performance below:

There is a clearly defined line between being a powerful singer and simply being loud. Unfortunately for Hudson, she ventured into the territory of the latter with this performance. In fact, there were several moments in this showing that she was literally yelling  at the microphone with all of the veins in her now slender neck on the verge of explosion.

Whitney Houston had one of the most powerful voices in recorded music but what truly made her special was understanding how to use that gift. That is the difference between being gifted with a great voice and having the talent to use it.

Hudson needs to realise that every song doesn’t require her to scream for dear life like ‘And I’m Telling You’. Effie got her Oscar so now it’s time to put that character aside.